Could Abhishek Sharma be developed as an all-rounder for Team India?

Modern day cricket is all about all-round cricket. If top order batters contribute in the bowling department as well, it will definitely bolster the balance of a team.

In the last T20I against England, explosive cricketer Abhishek Sharma excelled with his all-round effort to help India register a resounding victory of 150 runs against visitors England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Abhishek scored a blistering century of 135 runs from just 54 balls with the help of 13 massive sixes and seven fours and took two wickets by giving away just three runs from a single over. Now fans are eager, if Abhishek could be developed as an all-rounder for Team India.

In response, former India spin legend Harbhajan Singh wants the youngster to focus more on his bowling.

Harbhajan had previously captained Abhishek Sharma in the Ranji Trophy. Bhajji wants the southpaw to focus more on the bowling. Bhajji feels that Abhishek doesn’t work hard on his bowling like he does on his batting.

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“I would like to see him (Abhishek) bowl more. Right from the beginning I have been telling him that his seam position is very good. He doesn’t work as hard on bowling as he does on batting. Even today whenever I meet him I tell him about his bowling because batting is his first love, he will definitely work on that. He can work on his bowling, he has all the qualities required to be a good leg spinner,” said Bhajji on his official YouTube channel.

“On his day, he just takes the game away. Travis Head does it, Virender Sehwag used to do it, Viv Richards used to do it. These kind of players are the ones who take the game forward. Today or tomorrow, his chance will come in Test cricket. You always need a player of the Sehwag mould in Test cricket who comes, smashes, and takes the game away. That can be Abhishek Sharma,” he added.